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A while ago I posted asking for recommendations for optical scanners
for Suns. My original message was:
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 90 11:44:05 MDT
Hi, I am seeking recommendations for optical scanners that attach
directly to Suns. Specifically, I have a Sun-3/60 currently running
SunOS 4.0.3 that I want to put one of these on. It will be used for
scanning in graphics, so it doesn't need to be an OCR. I need this
information as soon as possible because we have to order by 27 Jul 90.
I received replies from:
From: Dinah Anderson <dinah@wilkins.bcm.tmc.edu>
From: Dinah Anderson <dinah@wilkins.bcm.tmc.edu>
From: pace@usace.mil (Joe Pace)
From: "Dwight A. Ernest" <independent!dwight@relay.EU.net>
From: Randy Born <randy@ai.dee.nrc.ca>
From: kirk@zabriskie.berkeley.edu (Kirk Thege)
From: nick@lambo. (Frank "Nick" Riley) -- lots of info
From: jdr@mlb.semi.harris.com (Jim Ray)
Short summary of replies:
Microtek 400G from Microtek Lab Inc. in California. It has some
software glitches and can hang the system if you scan several times in
a row without waiting a few moments between scans. One person
reported trouble getting support from Microtek. Microtek phone number
is (800)654-4160.
Mitsubishi has a scanner that works well and can do dithering.
Contact Eileen Ruston (914) 997-4963.
Agfa-CompuGraphics has a line of scanners that do from 600dpi 64 gray
levels to 800dpi 256 gray levels. Software from OmniPage.
In the UK, there is a company that provides scanner interfaces for
Suns.
HighWater Designs Ltd.
The Bramery
40-46 Alstone Lane
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 8ER
United Kingdom
Phone: 44(england)-242-221390
PerfectByte sells several scanners, contact Michael Couch at (800)
359-0704. This is the one we went with.
Xerox 7650 Pro Imager
Ernie Stonebreaker
(612)831-0342 (MN)
Sharp JX-600 and JX-450
Pacific Data Group
(408)496-0400
Howtek
(603)882-5200
If you want detailed summary information or a copy of the responses I
received, send me mail. Most of the information above came from Frank
"Nick" Riley <nick@lambo.> whose malformed e-mail address kept me from
mailing to him. He has been collecting information on scanners.
Nick, send me a working e-mail address, please. I'd like to talk to
you about OCR software.
Thanks for all of your help. This list is great!
-jan-
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Jan L. Peterson
EMail: jlp@hamblin.byu.edu or uunet!hamblin.byu.edu!jlp
Mail: Math Dept. -- 292 TMCB; BYU; Provo, UT 84602 (USA)
Phone: +1 801 378 2183
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